There are more than 10,000 MS-13 members in the US and more than 30,000 worldwide.

The gang (file image) has become a prime target of President Donald Trump's administration

MS-13 leaders in the US often communicate and take orders from gang leaders in El Salvador.

Long Island communities have been strongly impacted by the violence and suffering spread by MS-13.

Police suspect the gang was involved in at least 25 killings on Long Island between 2016 and 2018.

President Trump believes loopholes need to be eliminated to combat MS-13: ‘Transnational gangs such as MS-13 take advantage of our porous borders and seek to use our current immigration system to their advantage’.

MS-13 has sought to use the influx of unaccompanied alien children entering the US for recruitment.